Necktie-vest.



4 P. E. KVISTAD.

NECKTIE VEST.

APPLICATION HLED AUG.B.19IB.

Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

- lA/l/E/VTUR X ATTORNEY PAUL E. KVISTAD,OF MATLOCK, WASHINGTON.

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To all whom it may concern:

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Be it known that I, PAUL E. Kvis'rAo, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Matlock, in the county ofWashington, have made a new and useful Invention which I term aNecktie-Vest, of which the following is a specification.

body portion of which consists of a single piece of goods, unopened atthe front, adapted to serve as anornamental .front to a shirt, and as anintegral part thereof, a necktie, with means for holding the garmentsmoothly and in place for wearing.

I attain these objects by the devices illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure 1 is a front view 'of the garment. Fig. 2 is afront View of the garment as it appears on the wearer before necktie istied. 3, back view of the garment as it ap pears on the wearer. Fig. ashorter or modified form of the garment. This also shows the appearanceof the tie when formed into a bow.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The main body of the garment consists of the single piece 1, preferablyof decorative material. 2 and :2 represent two pieces of tape or similarmaterial stitched to the underside of the garment as shown by the dottedlines, the tapes extending out from either side, as shown. At the endsof the tapes are the rings '3 and 3', of any suitable material, adaptedto facilitate the easy adjustment of the garment, or to hold it in placefor wearing. l and 4 are a series of buttonholes near the ends of thepieces 2 and 2 to afford adjustment in placing the gar- 5 and 5' loopsof cloth located on the underside of the garment through which the tapes2 and 2 pass when garment is in position for wearing.

6 and 6" stiffening material fastened underneath the garment, thescalloped edges of said material projecting beyond the lower edge of themain body of the garment. 7 and 7 stiffening material placed underneaththe garment, extending to the edge thereof and from the points a to aand a to a. 8, a loop adapted to lit over a collar or shirt button. 9and 9, a tie of the narrow orstring variety fastened to the garment, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

of Mason and State invention is an extremely lightweight mittingPatented Apr. 8, 9 m.

Application filed August 8, 1918. Serial No. 249,009.

through the loop 10 and the piece 9 placed through the loop 10. Thetapes 2 and 2 are crossed over the back as shown in Fig. 3 and insertedthrough the loops 5 and 5 located at the sides and under portion of the.

garment. The buttonholes 4 and a are then buttoned over suspenderbuttons at the sides, theplurality of buttonholes at i and at peranadjustment to suit the size of the user. The rings 3 and 3 can be usedfor this purpose if their location issu'itable to size of wearer. Fig. 2shows the tie encircling the neck before the ends of the tie areinserted through the loops 10 and 10, also thetapes 2 and :2 after beingcrossed at the back, passing through the loops 5 and 5 and fastened tothe suspender buttons by the buttonholes 4 and 4. Fig. 4 shows the tieafter being inserted through the loops 10 and 10 and tied in the form ofa bow as worn.- Fig. 4i also shows a shorter or modified form of myinvention, adapted to be worn with the coat buttoned up.

The particular object of the garment is to afford light, cheap, portableand convenient means for putting up a presentable appearance. The fullsized garment, when the body portion is of silk, weighs-an ounce, ofcotton material, a little over an; ounce. In the drawings the body 1 isshown plain, but

in use it is preferable to have this portion of decorative material notso easily soiled. It can be easily folded up and carried in the pocket.To'illu'strate one of its uses: A factory worker in a city, whose homemay be many miles from his place of work, can carryone of these garmentsin his pocket and when through work can put this device over his soiledshirt; the front of it being of one piece will cover up the soiled shirtunderneath, enabling the wearer to stay downtown or go to a theater,etc., without having to go home to dress up. It can be worn over anundershirt, if desired, and for hot countries would be especiallysuitable for that purpose. The loop 8 and the fact that the ends of thetie are crossed and inserted through the loops 10 and 10 before tyingholds the device in place around the neck and it can be worn with theturndown collar of'a soft shirt, with a standup collar or Without acollar, as the tie forms a double bandaround the neck. The tapes andother means mentioned serve to hold the garment smoothly over thebreast. Its extreme lightness and portability are one of its distinctivefeatures.

Having thus described my invention, what I clalm is:

1. A garment of the class described, comprising a body portiondecorative and tleXible, adapted to embrace the breast of the wearer,consisting-0f a single piece, unopened front tapering toward the top, anelastic loop located at the neck portion thereof for fastening the sameto a collar or shirt button, a band stitched to each side of ing aidbands in place, when worn by the user, the whole constituting a garmentof extremely lightwelght adapted to be folded and carried in the pocketwhen not in use.

Laeessa 2. A garment of the class described, having in combination alightweight, flexible body portion adapted to embrace the body of thewearer, consisting of asingle piece unopened front tapering toward thetop, narrow sections of stiffening cloth stitched underneath andadjacent to the bottom and upper sides thereof, an elastic loop locatedat the neck portion thereof for fastening the same to a collar or shirtbutton, a band stitched to each side of the neck portion,

said bands adapted to encircle the neck as a tieof the string bowvariety, loops on the front of the garment adjacent the neck portionadapted to hold the tie in juxtaposition with the front of the bodyportion when the tie is made into a bow, inelastic lightweight bandsstitched to the underside of the portion adapted to serve as areinforcement thereto, said bands extending from the sides of the bodyportion and crossing the back of the wearer, adapted to hold the frontof 'said garment smooth and in position for wearing, a series ofbuttonholes in the free ends of said bands attachable to the suspenderbuttons of the wearer for furnishing adjustment andholding said bands inoperative position, the whole comprising a flexible garment of extremelylightweight adapted to be folded and carried in small compass when notin use.

PAUL. E. KVISTAD.

